We build the platform. You bring the events.
BuilderBase is the platform behind the world’s best builder events. Run your own, refer other organizers, or both — and earn on every one.
Two lanes. Pick yours.
Run your own events, refer other organizers, or both. The 20% referral fee applies either way.
For well-connected students at universities and high schools.
Run your own campus events on the free platform, refer other organizers, or both.
- Free · BuilderBase for your events
- Free · world-class organizer curriculum
- 20% · on organizers & sponsors you bring in
- Gamified · swag, invites, and insider access
For well-connected people with organizers in their network.
Angels, ex-VCs, consultants, corporate innovators, anyone who knows the people running hackathons.
- 30% off · BuilderBase for your events
- Free · world-class organizer curriculum
- 20% · on organizers & sponsors you bring in
- Gamified · swag, invites, and insider access
Infrastructure for world-class builder events.
Less ops. Better data. Global reach. One place for organizers to run events and fill them with sponsors and top builders.
Design an event in minutes.
Event pages, application flows, tracks, sponsor briefs, set up in one place. Waitlists live before the details are final.
Run everything in one place.
Team formation, check-ins, judging, sponsor challenges, one dashboard. No scattered tools, no WhatsApp chaos.
Close the loop.
Sponsor ROI reports, verified builder profiles, post-event analytics, all exportable, all in one place.
From application to payout.
Apply
Tell us about your network and events. We review on a rolling basis and reply within 5 business days.
Run or refer
Run your own events on the platform, refer other organizers and sponsors, or do both, with free training behind you.
Earn
Earn 20% of the deal value on every organizer or sponsor you bring in, tracked through your link and paid monthly.
For builders with a network.
Ambassadors are individuals. If you represent an organization, the Partner Program is built for you.
Students, at a university or high school with a builder scene. Run campus events free, refer others, or both.
Event organizers, already running hackathons? Move them onto BuilderBase and earn on every sponsor you bring alongside.
Community & meetup leads, club founders, society presidents, meetup organizers. Turn that network into upside.
Angels, ex-VCs & consultants, you know the founders and organizers worth connecting. Refer them, earn on every deal.
Corporate innovators, at a company with an innovation program? Refer the organizers and sponsors who will use the platform.
Common questions.
Still unsure which lane fits? Apply and we will help you place it.